American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
Identification
This finch has bright yellow males in summer and olive plumage in winter. Its flight is bouncy.
Location
Common statewide
Size
0.4 ounces
Diet
It feeds on seeds buds and insects.
Habitat
It occurs in fields meadows and suburbs.
Activity Period
Year round
Behavior
It is social and forms flocks outside breeding season. It is active year round.
Lifecycle
Breeding occurs in late summer.
Population
The population is stable statewide.
History
It has long been common in Ohio.
Human Interactions
It frequently visits feeders.
Facts
It is one of the latest nesting songbirds.
Sources
ODNR academic sources
Seeds buds insects | Fields meadows suburbs | Statewide